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Singer-songwriter and purveyor of certi-fried guitar-pop tunes Kurt Vile will play the Bier Hall inside Intuition Ale Works on Thursday, May 9.

We had to say goodbye to a staggering number of guitar geniuses this year. We salute those players and their contributions to the instrument

Kurt Vile has worn a lot of hats over the course of three decades in music, but prophet of doom is a new one. The nearly hour long Back to Moon Beach is laughably described as an EP (extended play for sure), and consists primarily of outtakes recorded over the past few years.

Kurt Vile's 52-minute EP is full of earnest, pensive jams, genuinely good cover songs and an uncertain outlook on what might come next.

Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by André 3000, Dolly Parton, Kurt Vile, Luther Dickinson, Big Something, Squeaky Feet, John Medeski, Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa.

Chicago country rock band Thompson Springs will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon to close out the final hour of Cosmic American Jamboree. You can listen to their visit on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, and even video stream it at WTJU’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

Kurt Vile's new video stars Michael Shannon and Kevin Corrigan.

American polymath Kurt Vile announces his forthcoming EP, Back to Moon Beach, and presents its lead single, “Another good year for the roses".

Kurt Vile has announced a new EP called 'Back to Moon Beach' along with a 2024 North American tour – find all the details here.

Kurt Vile has shared the piano-driven, collaborator-rich first single from the hour-plus-length EP 'Back to Moon Beach.'